This didn’t draw any better any other Sunday show, though at higher prices – in the 1000-1500 range of people. The hardcore fans wanted to see this show for the mask match, but no one outside them cared about a prelim guy loser their mask this year. They drew around 12,000 for the cage match two years ago when Super Comando lost his mask, this show drew 10% of that. That’s was a Friday, but it also was a match with better names and a card with more important people on it. Just announcing “someone is going to lose a mask” is not a draw in 2017. Or probably 2018.

CMLL’s back tonight with a show that feels like it exists only to fulfill the quota of dates needed. The main event is a grab bag match of Angel de Oro, Caristico and Titan against Gran Guerrero, Mephisto and Shocker. Triton makes his Arena Mexico return in the semimain, teaming with Guerrero Maya & Rey Cometa against Hechicero, Mascara 2000 and Polvora. Virus and Universo 2000 Jr. meet in a strange lightning match.

The undercard includes Fiego making it to a tercera, Magia Blanca & Flyer in the second, and Yago wearing an odd outfit to the opener. All the matches have at least one luchador who will limit how good it can be, and the low effort on yesterday’s show gives me no great hopes for this one. It’ll air at 7:30pm on YouTube if you want it.

Violento Jack kept the King of the Freedom World Championship, defeating Jun Kasai in Korakuen Hall. That’s Violento Jack’s last match in Mexico for now, so it’s a bit of surprise he’s coming home with the belt. Aeroboy lost to Daisuke Masaoka in the semimain.

El Siglo de Torreon interviews Soberano Jr., Euforia and Ultimo Guerrero, who are very proud of how many local wrestlers have made it to CMLL: over 10 on one show, one in every match. Ultimo Guerrero emphasizes how many guys he’s responsible for bringing to Mexico City (all the way thru Magia Blanca and Bandido) and is looking for more. Soberano Jr. says he’s hoping for more title defenses in 2018. I suspect he’ll be having one in a few weeks.